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<span class=large>THE PROVERBS</span>
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CHAPTER 8
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Wisdom is greatly to be desired—The Lord and the sons of men possessed wisdom in pre-existence.
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Doth</span> not wisdom <sup>a</sup><a href="prov/8/1a" mark="a" type="D" title="IE to make her availability and values known.">cry</a>?  and understanding put forth her voice?
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She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
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She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
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Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice <i>is</i> to the sons of man.
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O ye <sup>a</sup><a href="prov/8/5a" mark="a" type="A" title="Prov. 1: 4.">simple</a>, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding <sup>b</sup><a href="prov/8/5b" mark="b" type="A" title="Mosiah 2: 9; Mosiah 12: 27; 3 Ne. 19: 33.">heart</a>.
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Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips <i>shall be</i> right things.
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For my mouth shall <sup>a</sup><a href="prov/8/7a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Communication.">speak</a> <sup>b</sup><a href="prov/8/7b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Truth.">truth</a>; and wickedness <i>is</i> an abomination to my lips.
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All the words of my mouth <i>are</i> in righteousness; <i>there is</i> nothing froward or perverse in them.
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They <i>are</i> all plain to him that <sup>a</sup><a href="prov/8/9a" mark="a" type="A" title="2 Ne. 32: 4.">understandeth</a>, and right to them that find <sup>b</sup><a href="prov/8/9b" mark="b" type="A" title="Prov. 14: 6.">knowledge</a>.
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Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
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For <sup>a</sup><a href="prov/8/11a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Wisdom.">wisdom</a> <i>is</i> better than <sup>b</sup><a href="prov/8/11b" mark="b" type="A" title="Job 28: 18.">rubies</a>; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
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I wisdom dwell with <sup>a</sup><a href="prov/8/12a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Prudence.">prudence</a>, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
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The <sup>a</sup><a href="prov/8/13a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Reverence.">fear</a> of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> <i>is</i> to <sup>b</sup><a href="prov/8/13b" mark="b" type="A" title="Alma 13: 12 (12-13).">hate</a> evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
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Counsel <i>is</i> mine, and sound wisdom: I <i>am</i> understanding; I have strength.
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By me <sup>a</sup><a href="prov/8/15a" mark="a" type="A" title="Prov. 21: 1.">kings</a> reign, and princes decree justice.
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By me princes rule, and nobles, <i>even</i> all the judges of the earth.
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I <sup>a</sup><a href="prov/8/17a" mark="a" type="A" title="D&C 76: 5 (5-10).">love</a> them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
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Riches and honour <i>are</i> with me; <i>yea,</i> durable <sup>a</sup><a href="prov/8/18a" mark="a" type="A" title="Prov. 3: 16.">riches</a> and righteousness.
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My fruit <i>is</i> better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
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I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
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That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
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The <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his <sup>a</sup><a href="prov/8/22a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Creation.">works</a> of old.
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I was set up from <sup>a</sup><a href="prov/8/23a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Eternity.">everlasting</a>, from the <sup>b</sup><a href="prov/8/23b" mark="b" type="A" title="D&C 93: 29.">beginning</a>, or ever the earth was.
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When <i>there were</i> no depths, I was brought forth; when <i>there were</i> no fountains abounding with water.
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Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
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While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor <sup>a</sup><a href="prov/8/26a" mark="a" type="P" title="HEB the head (or first) of the dust (or elements) of the earth.">the</a> highest part of the dust of the world.
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When he prepared the heavens, I <i>was</i> there: when he set a <sup>a</sup><a href="prov/8/27a" mark="a" type="E" title="OR circle; i.e. delimiting bounds, as in;; Job 26: 10.">compass</a> upon the face of the depth:
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When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
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When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
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Then I was by him, <i>as</i> one brought up <i>with him:</i> and I was daily <i>his</i> delight, rejoicing always before him;
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Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights <i>were</i> with the sons of men.
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Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed <i>are they that</i> keep my ways.
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Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
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Blessed <i>is</i> the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
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For whoso findeth me findeth <sup>a</sup><a href="prov/8/35a" mark="a" type="A" title="Prov. 21: 21.">life</a>, and shall obtain favour of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>.
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But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love <sup>a</sup><a href="prov/8/36a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Death; TG Death, Spiritual, First.">death</a>.
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